The OT winner also gave head coach Bob Gaudet his 350th career head coaching victory between Brown (93) and his alma mater Dartmouth (257) over the last 27 seasons.

Neiley finished off a beautiful passing play from linemates Brandon McNally and Grant Opperman, redirecting a McNally centering feed into the top right corner of the net with a Clarkson defender draped over his back. For the senior and alternate captain, the goal was his fifth game-winner of the 2014-15 campaign and his first OT goal of his collegiate career.

“It was a good turnaround for out team after loss to them at our place,” Gaudet said. “It was a good game by both teams. It was a good play in OT with Neiley winning the race to net. It was a hard-working game against good team on the road. That will go a long way for us moving forward.

“I don’t think about win totals,” Gaudet remarked of his latest achievement. “It means I’ve been doing this for a long time. I’m just a small part of those wins when I think back on the guys who played the games and earned the wins.”

The victory was huge for the Green and White who moved alone into fourth in the ECAC Hockey standings with 22 points after Harvard (21 points) was bested up the road by St. Lawrence, 4-1.

Dartmouth now has wins in seven of its last eight games (7-1-0) and is 10-7-2 in league contests, while 13-9-4 overall. The loss was the third straight for Clarkson, who drops to 8-9-2 in ECAC Hockey contests and 11-16-4 overall.

Freshman Carl Hesler finally broke the scoreless game at 9:49 of the second period with a solid individual play. The freshman possessed the puck behind the net before shaking off a defender on the goal line, driving the net and slipping a shot under the pads of Clarkson’s Greg Lewis. The play was reviewed, but any thought of a crease violation was voided by the push of the home team’s defense.

Seniors Andy Simpson and Charlie Mosey were credited with the helpers as their passes set up the dynamic Hesler play.

Dartmouth didn’t have to wait too long to build on its lead as senior Jesse Beamish scored his third goal in the last four games at the 16:29 mark of the middle frame. Beamish’s fourth of the season came after a touch pass from Troy Crema at the top of the circle before the shot found space inside the near post.

The Golden Knights answered back with a Kelly Summers power-play goal less than two minutes after the second Dartmouth marker. They would then tie things up at 9:06 of the third as A.J. Fossen’s centering pass deflected in off the shoulder of a Big Green defender in the slot – again on the power play.

Those would be the only two instances in which the home team managed to get anything by Dartmouth netminder James Kruger, who finished the night with 24 saves, including several point-blank stops in the third. Lewis finished the night with 20 as Clarkson outshot the Green, 26-23.

The Neiley tally was the second of the season in overtime for the visitors who improved to 2-1-4 in games that have needed the extra frame. Both of the team’s wins in sudden death this season have come on the road (at Union, Nov. 7).

The Big Green will make the 10-minute drive down the road to take on No. 20 St. Lawrence at Appleton Arena in Canton Saturday night. Puck drop for Dartmouth’s final regular season road game of the year is set for 7 p.m.